Best Nahla Summers Podcasts (2024)

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Joe Plumb Talks Kindness 46:03

2+ y ago46:03

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AFTER suffering bullying throughout his school years, Joe Plumb set up a charity to help others going through similar at the tender age of 13. A decade on and Joe has dedicated his life to raising awareness of mental health issues and during lockdown helped those in need through his social media pages. I was always different. I was diagnosed with a…

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Dr Neil Hawkes Talks Kindness 55:10

2+ y ago55:10

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Dr. Neil Hawkes D.Phil (Oxford), MEd, BA, FRSA is well known as an inspirational speaker, educator, broadcaster, author and social commentator. He is a popular TEDx presenter. Neil’s thinking is having a profound influence on education and more widely in society. Neil first gained international recognition when he was a Headteacher in Oxfordshire, …

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Jaz O'Hara Talks Kindness 33:07

2+ y ago33:07

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Motivational speaker and podcaster Jaz O'Hara is the founder of The Worldwide Tribe, an organisation and online community supporting refugees and asylum seekers globally. The Worldwide Tribe was born from a life-changing Facebook post Jaz wrote about her first trip to the Calais Jungle in July 2015. Jaz’s authentic account went viral, raising £250,…

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Claude Silver Talks Kindness 50:22

2+ y ago50:22

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Claude Silver is VaynerMedia’s first ever Global Chief Heart Officer, tasked with fusing empathy with agency to unlock employee potential and foster a culture of belonging across the 1,600+ person organization. Between her deep education in psychology and spirituality, and the two decades she has spent as an advertising strategist, Claude has been …

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Gareth Greppellini Talks Kindness 52:12

2+ y ago52:12

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Transformation delivered through Cultural Performance Experienced customer facing leader with a track record of delivery. Strong transformational and operational leadership gained at FTSE 100 and NASDAQ organisations, business outcomes, with a passion for the development of management teams and colleague engagement. Developing and leading multi-sit…

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Claire Yorke Talks Kindness 47:04

2+ y ago47:04

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Claire Yorke is an author, academic researcher, and advisor. Her expertise is in the role of empathy and emotions in international affairs, politics, leadership, and society. She is currently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Centre for War Studies at the University of Southern Denmark, leading a new project funded by the European Commission o…

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Sam Smith Talks Kindness 35:21

2+ y ago35:21

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Sam Smith remains the only female Chief Executive of a City broking firm. She established her firm, finnCap, in 2007 having orchestrated the buy-out of a small broking subsidiary of a private client stockbroking firm - today finnCap is ranked No1 Nominated Adviser and Broker to AIM companies. Sam qualified as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG and is a…

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John and Hesham Talk Kindness 34:32

2+ y ago34:32

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Our first ever double-guest episode! John Lodge is an NHS manager and CEO of the multi-award winning timebank and skill exchange Hexitime, which he co-founded with Hesham Abdalla in 2018. He has a focus and passion for improving healthcare services and supporting people to do so. Hesham is a consultant paediatrician and director of medical educatio…

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Ben Bengougam Talks Kindness 29:25

2+ y ago29:25

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Ben Bengougam is Senior Vice President, Human Resources, EMEA, Hilton. Based in the UK, he is responsible for leading the Human Resources function across the region, which includes nearly 60,000 team members in 69 countries & territories. He joined the company in 2010 with a European remit, and following this had his responsibilities widened to inc…

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Ian Feaver Talks Kindness 34:52

2+ y ago34:52

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Ian Feaver is Managing Director of Arteel Ltd and is spreading the power of appreciation around the UK. ARTEEL have over 40 years experience at creating great work place cultures throughout Belgium and other parts of Europe. Now, more than ever before, employees need to feel connected to the vision, mission and values of their company. Due to the s…

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Ed Kirwan Talks Kindness 27:28

2+ y ago27:28

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Episode part 2 of 2. Ed Kirwan is the CEO, founder and filmmaker at Empathy Week - a global educational programme using the power of film to develop the skills of empathy and leadership in every student. Since 2020, Empathy Week has engaged 100,000 students across 40 countries with a mission to build the #EmpathyGeneration. Previously a teacher and…

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Ed Kirwan Talks Kindness Part 1 33:57

2+ y ago33:57

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Episode part 1 of 2. Ed Kirwan is the CEO, founder and filmmaker at Empathy Week - a global educational programme using the power of film to develop the skills of empathy and leadership in every student. Since 2020, Empathy Week has engaged 100,000 students across 40 countries with a mission to build the #EmpathyGeneration. Previously a teacher and…

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Nilema Bhakta-Jones Talks Kindness 39:16

2+ y ago39:16

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Nilema is the most recent member of the Kantar’s Executive Team and Group General Counsel. Before joining Kantar, Nilema was COO of Farillio, a legal tech platform for SMEs, CEO of Alacrity (a platform business for enterprise), and General Counsel of Ascential plc (250 FTSE). Last year she was named as Cranfield University’s 100 Women to Watch 2020…

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Damian Welch Talks Kindness 42:14

2+ y ago42:14

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Damian is the head of culture at Mars, Incorporated, where The Mars Five Principles are a real decision making tool and engagement and recognition matter. Mars is a 12 time Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winner. Damian has worked in diverse environments from a cardboard box factory, telemarketing offices and a family business to South Pacific a…

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Radha Modgil Talks Kindness 34:18

2+ y ago34:18

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Dr. Radha is a practising NHS GP, broadcaster & campaigner for wellbeing. Radha educates in a creative and fun way, encouraging people to stay healthy. She has a passion for connecting with & hearing people’s stories, and understanding how we can all learn from each other. Radha is the medical expert for BBC Radio 1’s daytime show, Life Hacks and t…

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Kristin Neff Talks Kindness 32:15

2+ y ago32:15

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Kristin Neff is currently an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on self-compassion nearly twenty years ago. She is author of the bestselling book Self-Compassion. Along with her colleague Chris Germer, s…

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Gay Haskins Talks Kindness 42:27

3y ago42:27

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Gabrielle (Gay) Haskins is co-editor, with Mike Thomas and Lalit Johri of Kindness in Leadership (Routledge, 2018). This is one of the first books to underline the importance of kindness in organisations and the positive role it can play in organisational and leadership effectiveness. Gay now concentrates particularly on this topic, which has come …

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Professor Robin Banerjee Talks Kindness part 2 31:54

3y ago31:54

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Part 2 of 2 part episode. Professor Robin Banerjee is Head of the School of Psychology and a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Sussex. He leads the CRESS (Children’s Relationships, Emotions, and Social Skills) research lab, and he works closely with practitioners and policymakers in the areas of education and mental health.…

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Professor Robin Banerjee Talks Kindness part 1 24:35

3y ago24:35

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Part 1 of 2 part episode Professor Robin Banerjee is Head of the School of Psychology and a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Sussex. He leads the CRESS (Children’s Relationships, Emotions, and Social Skills) research lab, and he works closely with practitioners and policymakers in the areas of education and mental health. …

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Jonny Benjamin Talks Kindness 39:15

3y ago39:15

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Jonny Benjamin MBE is an award-winning mental health campaigner, film producer, public speaker, writer and vlogger. At the age of 20 he was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar, and later began making films on YouTube about the condition that have been watched by millions of people. Jonny now speaks pu…

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Julia Unwin Talks Kindness 33:14

3y ago33:14

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Dame Julia Unwin is an experienced non-executive, speaker, consultant and mentor. She was the Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation from 2007 until the end of 2016. She has written and spoken extensively on issues relating to philanthropy, governance, the voluntary sector and its relationship with government. Her publications include ‘W…

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Miranda McKearney Talks Kindness 33:26

3y ago33:26

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Miranda McKearney OBE is a social justice entrepreneur who has spent 35 years turning kitchen table ideas into nationwide campaigns, culminating in founding The Reading Agency in 2002. The charity’s Summer Reading Challenge now involves 800,000 children every year. Having “retired” to go trekking, she became fascinated by the building body of resea…

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Avinder Laroya Talks Kindness 30:50

3y ago30:50

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Avinder is co-founding Partner of Serenity Law LLP and Minute Mediation, she is a commercial and workplace Mediator, and also a member of the Civil Mediation Council (CMC), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in International Arbitration (MCIArb), IMI and Mediators Beyond Borders (MBBI). She has a strong belief that everyone should have the opportun…

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Chester Elton Talks Kindness 33:20

3y ago33:20

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Chester Elton has spent two decades helping some of the world’s most successful businesses engage their employees to execute on strategy, vision, and values. He has been called the “apostle of appreciation” by Canada’s Globe and Mail, “creative and refreshing‚” by the New York Times, and a “must read for modern managers” by CNN. Elton is co-author …

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David Jamilly Talks Kindness 37:49

3y ago37:49

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David Jamilly is the founder and CEO of Kindness UK. David has been involved with social projects since his teenage years. He founded Pod Childrens Charity in 1977, which has provided live entertainment for over a million hospitalized children in the UK. He also founded the Good Deeds Organisation 2005, and Kindness Day in 2010. David is also invol…

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Danny Bent Talks Kindness 38:34

3y ago38:34

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Danny Bent was voted one of the 100 happiest people in the UK, and one of the 50 most inspirational people in London. He is an award winning author and journalist, Guinness World Record holder, and celebrated adventurer and community leader. Motivating people to realise their true potential is Danny’s passion and trade. Living dreams, facing fears,…

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Cheryl Hughey Talks Kindness 32:16

3y ago32:16

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Retired after 40 plus years at Southwest Airlines and former Managing Director Culture, Cheryl has always embraced an enthusiasm for recognizing Employees’ noteworthy efforts. Growing up at Southwest, now celebrating 50 successful years where love, care, respect, concern, and a servant’s heart have shaped it’s legendary culture, has inspired her to…

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Jaime Thurston Talks Kindness 34:57

3y ago34:57

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Jaime is the founder and CEO of the kindness charity 52 Lives, and author of ‘Kindness- the little thing that matters most’ and ’The Kindness Journal’ She is originally from Australia and began her career as a journalist, before moving to the UK, where she worked for a Member of the European Parliament, a wildlife charity and an organisation that s…

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Stephanie Gnissios Talks Kindness 37:51

3+ y ago37:51

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Stephanie is the Co-Founder and COO of Climate Risk Services, a company who help businesses be climate-smart from the ground up. She is also an advocate for improving diversity, with a focus on gender diversity. Stephanie and Nahla discuss many parts of her work, and the depth of kindness in leadership. Intro music from www.scottholmesmusic.com…

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James Morris Talks Kindness 27:29

3+ y ago27:29

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James is National Head of Business & Professional Services at Barclays International, and was recently named among the Kindness and Leadership 50 Leading Lights UK. James and Nahla talk about how fundamental kindness is in his job, and a healthy team workplace. Intro music from www.scottholmesmusic.com…

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Karen Anstee Talks Kindness 29:08

3+ y ago29:08

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Karen is a writer, film director and musician known for her award-winning short films ‘Rachel’ and ‘Approval Needed’. Nahla and Karen talk about the latter of the two films, and discuss it’s involvement with the Be Kind Movement, which aims to teach children about kindness, and how to be kind to themselves and others. Intro music from www.scottholm…

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Janice McGuinness Talks Kindness 28:20

3+ y ago28:20

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Janice is CEO of People United, a small Arts Charity that aims to use art and creativity to encourage kindness and empathy. Nahla and Janice discuss Janice’s work, and the relevance of kindness in society and culture. Intro music from www.scottholmesmusic.com

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JP Taggart Talks Kindness 36:54

3+ y ago36:54

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JP is the Director at Core Impact, a company that coaches leaders and their teams to create fantastic workplace cultures. Nahla and JP talk about the relevance of kindness in the workplace, including factors such as communication. Intro music from www.scottholmesmusic.com

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Saba Salman Talks Kindness 29:15

3+ y ago29:15

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Saba is a social affairs journalist, regular writer for the Guardian and the editor of Made Possible: stories of success by people with learning disabilities. Nahla and Saba discuss her work, and the role of kindness in working with learning disabilities. Intro music from www.scottholmesmusic.com

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Graham Allcott Talks Kindness 42:52

3+ y ago42:52

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Graham is an entrepreneur, author and speaker, known for his books about business and life, such as ‘how to be a productivity ninja’. Graham is also the founder of Think Productive, who run public workshops throughout the UK and also run in-house workshops for staff at a diverse range of organizations, including eBay, Heineken, BT, and the Gates Fo…

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Gloria Kimberley Talks Kindness 35:53

3+ y ago35:53

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Gloria is a Homeopath who believes in the power of natural health remedies and therapies as opposed to conventional medicine. Nahla and Gloria discuss the growth of kindness as a concept, and the ways it shows such as the Leeds Festival of Kindness, Compassion and Wellbeing, and others such events becoming more popular. Intro music from scottholmes…

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Christine Amour-Levar 36:12

3+ y ago36:12

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Christine is a Social Entrepreneur, Adventurer, Author and Advocate. Christine has devoted much of her work to female empowerment, setting up Women on a Mission and HER Planet Earth - two award winning non-profit organisations that take all-female teams on pioneering expeditions in support of worthy causes. Intro music from scottholmesmusic.com…

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Giles Paley-Philips Talks Kindness 34:47

3+ y ago34:47

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Giles is an award winning author of children’s books, notably winning The People’s Book Prize 2012 and The Children’s Book Award 2013. Before writing children’s novels, he wrote and released many series of lyrics and poems, one in aid of leukaemia research in 2006. Nahla and Giles talk in depth about social media, and the positive messages driven i…

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Glenn Oakes Talks Kindness 32:05

3+ y ago32:05

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Glenn is a Fundraising Consultant for non-profit organisations, with a long list of experience and an old passion for kindness, and helping others. Nahla and Glenn talk about the role of money in charity work, and the shift in his life following one key act of kindness from his youth. intro music from www.scottholmesmusic.com…

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Sandy Locke Talks Kindness 41:37

3+ y ago41:37

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Sandy Locke is Group Chief Human Resources Officer at Lombard International. Sandy has over a decade of work in banking, consulting and leadership roles, discovering through these roles a passion for helping people. Her and Nahla discuss what kindness looks like when implemented into business. Intro music from scottholmesmusic.com…

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Geoffrey Meenan Talks Kindness 36:43

3+ y ago36:43

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Geoffrey Meenan is Editor-in-Chief of the Virtual Global Village, an Open Think Tank exploring sustainability and social innovation. Starting at John Lewis, he spent 5 years as President of BC and Partner Voice. Geoff and Nahla discuss the importance of kindness in business, through his experience in the retail industry. Intro music from scottholme…

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Sir John Timpson Talks Kindness Part 2 28:55

3+ y ago28:55

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Sir John Timpson is the former Managing Director of his family business, William Timpson. He is known for his various charitable involvements, his work with schools and his innovative management style. In 2004 he was awarded the CBE in the Birthday Honours List for Services to the Retail Sector and in 2017 was knighted for his services to business …

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Sir John Timpson Talks Kindness 48:09

3+ y ago48:09

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Sir John Timpson is the former Managing Director of his family business, William Timpson. He is known for his various charitable involvements, his work with schools and his innovative management style. In 2004 he was awarded the CBE in the Birthday Honours List for Services to the Retail Sector and in 2017 was knighted for his services to business …

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Siobhan Benita Talks Kindness: Part 2 28:03

3+ y ago28:03

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Siobhan is a former civil servant, who has run as a candidate for Mayor of London and spent 6 years in the cabinet office. Siobhan shares with Nahla how her professional experience has shown the necessity of kindness and honesty in politics. Part 2 of interview split into 2 episodes. Intro music from scottholmesmusic.com…

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Siobhan Benita Talks Kindness: Part 1 28:21

3+ y ago28:21

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Siobhan is a former civil servant, who has run as a candidate for Mayor of London and spent 6 years in the cabinet office. Siobhan shares with Nahla how her professional experience has shown the necessity of kindness and honesty in politics. Part 1 of interview split into 2 episodes. Intro music from scottholmesmusic.com…

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Sonali Shah Talks Kindness: Part 2 27:11

3+ y ago27:11

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Sonali is a freelance broadcaster best known for being one of the faces of BBC Events and BBC Sport and before that, a long-serving presenter of Newsround. Sonali and Nahla cover the roles kindness and honesty can have in the workspace, and the importance of teaching kindness to children. Part 2 of interview split into 2 episodes. Intro music from …

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Sonali Shah Talks Kindness: Part 1 30:20

3+ y ago30:20

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Sonali is a freelance broadcaster best known for being one of the faces of BBC Events and BBC Sport and before that, a long-serving presenter of Newsround. Sonali and Nahla cover the roles kindness and honesty can have in the workspace, and the importance of teaching kindness to children. Part 1 of interview split into 2 episodes. Intro music from …

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Pinky Lilani Talks Kindness 29:26

3+ y ago29:26

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Pinky is at the heart of bringing kindness into leadership. She is founder and chair of several awards recognising influential women, including the the Asian Women of Achievement Awards and the Women of the Future awards. There was no better person to open this series, having opened the first series in 2019. Intro music from scottholmesmusic.com…

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Scott Stevenson Talks Kindness 6:23

4y ago6:23

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Scott takes us back 30 years, to his days trying to live in France, often sleeping in his old car. He talks about one particular act of kindness that has stuck with him to this day, and how this stranger’s random compassion and selflessness has always inspired him through his life to be kind whenever possible.…

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Sarah Williams Talks Kindness 5:22

4y ago5:22

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Sarah is an adventurer, but first and foremost the host of the Tough Girl podcast and founder of the Tough Girl Challenge, focused around motivating women and girls. Sarah remembers the range of kindness she has received across the globe on her travels, and how these gestures have stuck with her. Notably, the random help she received when powering …

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